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    3. 臭い

    臭い

    臭くさい​

    stinking

    N3KMT8CoreFood & DiningKanji Vocab11 strokes

    くさいくせーくっせー

    Adjective

    1.
    stinking, smelly
    2.
    suspicious, fishy
    3.
    hammy (acting), over-the-top, cheesy
    4.
    clumsy, unskilled
    5.
    (overly) gamey, strong-tasting

    Suffix, Adjective

    6.
    smelling of
    7.
    looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish

    Stroke 0 / 11

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    この魚さかなは少すこし臭くさいです。

    This fish smells a little bad.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれの言げん動どうは何なにか臭くさいと感かんじた。

    I felt there was something fishy about his words and actions.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    冷れい蔵ぞう庫この奥おくから変へんな臭においがする。

    There's a strange smell coming from the back of the refrigerator.

    KMT8Food & DiningHome & Housing
    このチーズは独どく特とくの臭くさいがあるが、美お味いしい。

    This cheese has a unique smell, but it's delicious.

    KMT8Food & Dining
    あの俳はい優ゆうの演えん技ぎはいつも臭くさくて、見みていられない。

    That actor's acting is always so hammy, I can't watch it.

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    臭
    くさ.い・-くさ.い・にお.う・にお.い…(1)
    stinking・ill-smelling・suspicious looking・odor・savor…(5)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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